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THOMPSON v. STEARNS CHEMICAL CORP.

No. 83-918.

345 N.W.2d 131 (1984)

David E. THOMPSON and Marty R. Thompson, Plaintiffs, v. STEARNS CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Defendant. STEARNS CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. OSCAR MAYER & COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 15, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Sapp, Gary D. Stump and Jerry E. Williams of Nyemaster, Goode, McLaughlin, Emery & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, for third-party plaintiff.

David H. Luginbill and Richard G. Santi of Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweiler, Haynie & Smith, Des Moines, for third-party defendant.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and McGIVERIN, LARSON, SCHULTZ and CARTER, JJ.

SCHULTZ, Justice.

The ripple effect from our recent adoption of comparative negligence1 presents us with the question of whether a manufacturer has a right of contribution from an employer for damages sustained by an injured employee through the joint fault of a manufacturer and the employer. Although we previously approved an action for indemnity by a third party tortfeasor against an employer for damages suffered by an injured employee...

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